About Arts Education

North Van Arts offers arts education in the form of courses, workshops, and camps programming for all ages, interests and abilities.

Date Nights

Come together for these fun, two-hour art workshops designed to spark creativity and connection!

Date Nights: Flipbook Animation with Aranza

March 12, 2026
Thursday | 6:30PM - 8:30PM
Cityscape Gallery
Instructor: Aranza Bergés

In this 2-hour workshop, create your own flipbook animation, contribute to a group project, and learn the basics of animating and digitizing your work.

Date Nights: Palimpsest Photography with Solange Adum Abdala

April 23, 2026
Thursday | 6:30PM - 8:30PM
Cityscape Gallery
Instructor: Solange Adum Abdala

Explore light, photography, and layered storytelling with artist Solange Adum Abdala. as you transform books and printed materials into illuminated palimpsests.

Date Night: Scanography with Hân

May 7, 2026
Thursday | 6:30PM - 8:30PM
Cityscape Gallery
Instructor: Hân Phạm

This 2-hour workshop with artist Hân Phạm explores memory and storytelling through creative scanning and collage. Transform personal photos and objects into experimental images and assemble them into a unique accordion-style photo book.

Date Nights: Papier-Mâché with Mahnaz

February 12, 2026
Thursday | 6:30PM - 8:30PM
Cityscape Gallery
Instructor: Mahnaz Moghaddasi

Create your own papier-mâché bowl with Mahnaz Moghaddasi in a relaxed, hands-on workshop. No experience needed, just bring curiosity. Held in the gallery, you’ll make, explore, and leave with a piece that’s uniquely yours.